diff --git a/README.es.md b/README.es.md
index c1065ae..702f63a 100644
--- a/README.es.md
+++ b/README.es.md
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@ npx becwright check
 ```
 
 En ambos casos becwright igual lee `.bec/rules.yaml` y frena el commit ante una
-regla bloqueante rota. Corré `becwright init` una vez para generar las reglas
-(salteá su instalación del hook si otra herramienta lo administra).
+regla bloqueante rota. Corré `becwright init` una vez para generar las reglas —
+detecta Husky, el framework pre-commit o un `core.hooksPath` custom, saltea su
+propio hook e imprime la línea exacta a agregar en su lugar.
 
 ## Como check obligatorio de CI (GitHub Action)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 191b390..cd36cfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ npx becwright check
 ```
 
 Either way becwright still reads `.bec/rules.yaml` and blocks the commit on a
-broken blocking rule. Run `becwright init` once to scaffold the rules (skip its
-hook install if another tool owns the hook).
+broken blocking rule. Run `becwright init` once to scaffold the rules —
+it detects Husky, the pre-commit framework, or a custom `core.hooksPath`, skips
+its own hook, and prints the exact line to add instead.
 
 ## As a required CI check (GitHub Action)
 
diff --git a/documentation/usage.es.md b/documentation/usage.es.md
index 3ac1941..767c4d3 100644
--- a/documentation/usage.es.md
+++ b/documentation/usage.es.md
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ becwright init              # genera .bec/rules.yaml (según el lenguaje) e inst
 
 `init` detecta si el repo tiene archivos Python o JS/TS y escribe un
 `.bec/rules.yaml` de arranque con reglas acordes, y luego instala el hook
-pre-commit. Revisá las reglas generadas y corré `becwright check --all` para ver
-el estado actual.
+pre-commit. Si un hook manager ya administra los hooks (Husky, el framework
+pre-commit o un `core.hooksPath` custom), `init` saltea su propio hook e
+imprime la línea exacta a agregar a ese manager en su lugar. Revisá las reglas
+generadas y corré `becwright check --all` para ver el estado actual.
 
 A partir de ahí, cada `git commit` corre los checks. (También podés configurarlo
 a mano: `becwright install` más un `.bec/rules.yaml` que escribas vos.)
diff --git a/documentation/usage.md b/documentation/usage.md
index 8f22551..59ac159 100644
--- a/documentation/usage.md
+++ b/documentation/usage.md
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ becwright init              # scaffolds .bec/rules.yaml (language-aware) and ins
 ```
 
 `init` detects whether the repo has Python or JS/TS files and writes a starter
-`.bec/rules.yaml` with matching rules, then installs the pre-commit hook. Review
-the generated rules and run `becwright check --all` to see the current state.
+`.bec/rules.yaml` with matching rules, then installs the pre-commit hook. If a
+hook manager already owns the hooks (Husky, the pre-commit framework, or a
+custom `core.hooksPath`), `init` skips its own hook and prints the exact line
+to add to that manager instead. Review the generated rules and run
+`becwright check --all` to see the current state.
 
 From then on, every `git commit` runs the checks. (You can also set up by hand:
 `becwright install` plus a `.bec/rules.yaml` you write yourself.)
diff --git a/src/becwright/cli.py b/src/becwright/cli.py
index bff85db..fc7f409 100644
--- a/src/becwright/cli.py
+++ b/src/becwright/cli.py
@@ -310,11 +310,49 @@ def _cmd_doctor(_: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     return 0
 
 
-def _cmd_install(_: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
-    root = git.repo_root()
+def _hook_guidance(root: Path) -> str | None:
+    """When a hook manager owns this repo's hooks, a native hook in .git/hooks is
+    dead code (core.hooksPath redirects git away from it) or a second owner of the
+    same moment. Returns the integration to print instead of installing, or None
+    when the native hook is the right move."""
+    manager = git.hook_manager(root)
+    override = git.hooks_path_override(root)
+    if manager == "husky":
+        return ("Husky manages this repo's hooks. Add this line to .husky/pre-commit "
+                "instead:\n      npx becwright check")
+    if override:
+        return (f"core.hooksPath = {override}: git ignores .git/hooks entirely, so "
+                "the native hook would never run. Wire `becwright check` into that "
+                "hook path.")
+    if manager == "pre-commit":
+        return ("The pre-commit framework manages this repo's hooks. Add becwright to "
+                ".pre-commit-config.yaml instead:\n"
+                "      - repo: https://github.com/DataDave-Dev/becwright\n"
+                f"        rev: v{__version__}\n"
+                "        hooks:\n"
+                "          - id: becwright")
+    return None
+
+
+def _install_native_hooks(root: Path) -> None:
     for install in (git.install_hook, git.install_msg_hook):
         ok, msg = install(root)
         print(_style(msg, GREEN if ok else YELLOW))
+
+
+def _cmd_install(_: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    root = git.repo_root()
+    if git.hooks_path_override(root):
+        # A native hook would be dead on arrival — refuse rather than half-install.
+        print(_style("Not installing: this hook would never run.", RED, BOLD),
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        print(_style(f"  {_hook_guidance(root)}", DIM), file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    guidance = _hook_guidance(root)
+    if guidance:
+        print(_style(f"Note: {guidance}", YELLOW))
+        print(_style("  Installing the native hook anyway, as asked.", DIM))
+    _install_native_hooks(root)
     return 0
 
 
@@ -792,9 +830,12 @@ def _cmd_init(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         _print_claude_summary(derived)
     if args.baseline:
         _print_baseline(rules, downgraded)
-    for install in (git.install_hook, git.install_msg_hook):
-        ok, msg = install(root)
-        print(_style(msg, GREEN if ok else YELLOW))
+    guidance = _hook_guidance(root)
+    if guidance:
+        print(_style("Hook manager detected — not installing the native git hook.", YELLOW))
+        print(f"    {guidance}")
+    else:
+        _install_native_hooks(root)
     print()
     print(_style("Next steps:", BOLD))
     print(f"  1. {_style('Look at your rules:', DIM)}      .bec/rules.yaml")
diff --git a/tests/test_hook_managers.py b/tests/test_hook_managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84df159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_hook_managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import subprocess
+
+from becwright import cli
+
+
+def _git(root, *args):
+    subprocess.run(["git", *args], cwd=root, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+
+def _init_repo(path):
+    _git(path, "init")
+    _git(path, "config", "user.email", "t@t.t")
+    _git(path, "config", "user.name", "t")
+    return path
+
+
+def _native_hook(root):
+    return root / ".git" / "hooks" / "pre-commit"
+
+
+# --- init ---
+
+def test_init_plain_repo_installs_native_hook(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "a.py").write_text("x = 1\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["init"]) == 0
+    assert _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+
+
+def test_init_with_husky_skips_native_hook(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "a.py").write_text("x = 1\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (tmp_path / ".husky").mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["init"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert not _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert "npx becwright check" in out
+    assert (tmp_path / ".bec" / "rules.yaml").exists()  # rules still scaffolded
+
+
+def test_init_with_precommit_config_skips_native_hook(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "a.py").write_text("x = 1\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (tmp_path / ".pre-commit-config.yaml").write_text("repos: []\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["init"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert not _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert ".pre-commit-config.yaml" in out
+    assert "id: becwright" in out
+
+
+def test_init_with_hooks_path_override_skips_native_hook(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "a.py").write_text("x = 1\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    _git(tmp_path, "config", "core.hooksPath", ".custom-hooks")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["init"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert not _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert "core.hooksPath" in out
+
+
+# --- install ---
+
+def test_install_refuses_under_hooks_path_override(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    _git(tmp_path, "config", "core.hooksPath", ".husky/_")
+    (tmp_path / ".husky").mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["install"]) == 2
+    assert not _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert "never run" in capsys.readouterr().err
+
+
+def test_install_proceeds_with_precommit_config_but_warns(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / ".pre-commit-config.yaml").write_text("repos: []\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["install"]) == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert "pre-commit framework" in out
+
+
+def test_install_plain_repo_stays_quietly_native(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _init_repo(tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    assert cli.main(["install"]) == 0
+    assert _native_hook(tmp_path).exists()
+    assert "Note:" not in capsys.readouterr().out